Mowing-machine.



J. B. TURNER & J. S. BRISOOB.

mowme MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED B11028, 1912. 1,089,292, Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

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J. B. TURNER & J. S. BRISOOB.

mowme MACHINE.

\ APPLICATION FILED DI)(3.2B,1912v 1,089,292, Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 anuantofi LIB/D143 712rner 125701, @i'firwcoe UNITED? JOHN B. TURI IER. ILND JQHN -53. 183. 235

501m i and JOHN S. BRISCOE {,1 liens 0i 1% States, residing at Ukmuigee, in the mi of Okmulgee and of iflfiehen invent-ed certain new and useful 131 ments in Mowing lviachinee, of whic following is a specification.

The present inventien embedies imprmrw ments in mowing mad'xines, and relates p ticularly to that type known a; m0

1--?H,. a, I. cut gmss, weeds, anq slmllau wi es: -K, ,0 Magma, 1 consn'ucted as to afford the m linux11 eutis their enter ends,

ting force or power, and at the same :3. permittingease and sweet-1m 05 A further Object of this de*v.\. vide means mpabhz of acsjue ing to the character e13 upon, 01 forcibly remo'vz fmm the cutting eiemenhs, 1.1-: arecepteele carried, by the mevhine means being detachably cenhecfiei operative-3y connected with the. 0:3 mechanism. for the cutting elem For a full igmderstenm invent-ion, reference is to we. 19, which are eleef the panying drawings, in w Figure 1 is a side eieva censtmcted in accordance I tion, a, portion being breken a, the operative connec'ii-icm for the shaft. Fig. 2 is a top plan, l a vertical longitudinai eeeaimlei I about on the ne ef an enlarged detail View for connecting the aux reel operating shaft. 2 meajitury perspective "'iev' upper sickle bars, preferred connecie v thcrete. Fig. 7 a pariz: 1. sem-ewhat enlarged, taken. em e. of ig. 1. Fig. 8 is aged 1 dog for adjusting the be 11 ef the amiiiery frame.

Threughout the foilo Lion. and on the sevez i lugs, simiiar parts reference characte .11} the at complete eaeh of the si A. 11118 can c d in 5%: ihe .w inventwn 1 need. a-

r L of somewhat reciie; gulershape, frame; meunted near (me en e22 main or reels detachably and pivotally connected to the operating shaft 13- at its rear end by means of the spring catches 17. most clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. Said catche preferably consistof a piece of wire bent into the shape shown in dotted lines of Fig. =1: and pivutaliy moimtcd at one c shaft upon :irlug l7 carried by the frame it and formed at its e eye 17" i'pted to be engaged t jection 1h on the other sine of the wherchv the catch at its intermcdiat tion 11' will bear against saii shaft, thereby holding the auxiliary frame in position upon the operating shaft aforesaid. The frame 16 is provided with transverse bars 18 and 19 at the rear and forward portion of said auxiliary frame and in these transverse cars is journaled a driving shaft 20 extending longitudinally of the machine and having a beveled pinion '21 at its rear extremity intermeshing with a similar pinion 22 secured to the operating shaft 13 while, at its for ward end, tho sha ft 20 has another beveled pinion 23 inter-meshing with'a pinion 2 secured to the reel shaft 25 which has its bear ings'in the forward end of the auxiliary frame 16 and carries the rotating members These reels are fixedly secured to the shaft 25 and comprise a plurality of paddles 27.

It. will, of course. be desirable to adjustthe reels 26 vertically or toward and from the cutting elements over which they are suspended, according to whetherthe vegetation is long or short, and f this purpose we provide supporting means for the aux1liary frame 16 in the form of adjustable dogs 28, most clearly shown in Fig. of the drawings, there being one dog at each side of said frame to which they are pivotally secured. These dogs 18 are formed with a plurality of notches which are adapted to engage over the tranworsc supporting rod 4 of thc maiu frame 1, the shape of the (logs or, in other words, the depth. of the notches 29 being so regulated as to raise or lower the front end of the auxiliary frame 16, thereby bringing the reels 26 closer or farther away from the cutting elements therebencath. 1

To the handle let is suspended at 30, in rear of the cutting elements, a suitable grass receiving receptacle 3.1, said receptacle being provided at its front portion with an apron 32 dctachably secured to the forward end so that the grass is swept by the reels 26 against the cutting elements and then into said receptacle. it 's ohvimis that the receptacle and auxiliary frame with its reel may be used or dispensed with at the will of the operator in the use of this machine. each of said parts being capable of easy detachment from the same.

preferably directly in rear of the cutting elements are provided at each side..o.f.t-he main frame 1, caster wheels 33:wh-ich are mounted upon stub shafts 3-: projecting inwardly from the lower ends of adjusting plates :35. These plates are secured to the n frame by means of the adjusting bolts so that when it. is desired to regulate the i of the cutting elements, the adjusting may be loosened and the proper it sec. red for the putting elements in dance with the character of vegetation to be operated upon It to be noted that the detachable connection b .tween the forward ends of the sickle levers and sickle bars 8 may be pivotal or any other desired form, permitting relative movement of these parts, but the preferred embodiment of the same'is most clearly shown in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings.

Having thus described the inventiomwhat is claimed as new is:

1. In a machine of the class described for cutting grass, or the like, the combination with a main frame and drive wheels, of an operating shaft operatively connected with the drive wheels, cutting elements carried by said frame, cam Wheels carried by the operating shaft and having grooved peripheries, levers pivotally mounted upon the frame and connected. at one end to the cutting elements and having their other end projecting into the grooved peripheries of the cam wheels whereby reciprocation in opposite directions is imparted to the cutting elements, the main frame aforesaid having a transverse rod, an auxiliary f'ame connected at one end to the operating shaft, and having its other end suspended over the cutting elemeuts, rotating members mounted at the opposite end of the auxiliary frame, and means secured to said auxiliary frame and adapted to engage with the transverse rod of the main frame to hold the auxiliary frame in its suspended position and to regulate the heightof said rotating members.

In a machine of the class described. the ombination of a main frame, an auxiliary frame supported above said main frame, drive wheels mounted in the main frame, cutting mechanism carried by the main frame, means ,operatively connected with thedrive wheels for actuating the cutting mechanism, a reel rotatably mounted in the auxiliary frame, a driving shaft journaled in the auxiliary frame and operatively connected with the operating means for the cutting mechanism and the reel, and a notched dog pivotally secured to the auxiliary frame and adapted to engage with the main frame to support and adjust the height of the auxiliary frame.

3. In a machine of the class described, the

At the forward end of the machine, and combination of a main frame, an auxiliary 

